Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz on Tuesday illustrated how Iran provides precision-guided munition and know-how to Venezuela to produce advanced unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs).
In an address to the Conference of Presidents in Jerusalem, Gantz presented Jewish leaders with a photograph of an Iranian Mohajer UAV being presented by Venezuela’s President.
“In addition to developing Iranian UAVs in Venezuela, our assessments show that Iranian PGMs [precision-guided missiles] are being delivered for these UAVs and other similar models,” Gantz disclosed. “This highlights that Iran truly is a global and regional challenge and not just a threat to the State of Israel.”
Gantz cautioned that in meetings with “partners from around the world, including African and Latin American partners — I heard extreme concern about Iranian support for terrorism.”
Gantz also asserted that during the period the 2015 Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPoA) was in place, Iran increased its security budget by 50 percent.
“We must deal with Iranian aggression and support for proxies and ensure that their ‘so-called’ security budget isn’t increased and money isn’t poured into terrorism,” he warned.
Photo: Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz addresses the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations – Ariel Hermoni / Ministry of Defense
Source: the algemeiner
“In addition to developing Iranian UAVs in Venezuela, our assessments show that Iranian PGMs [precision-guided missiles] are being delivered for these UAVs and other similar models,” Gantz disclosed. “This highlights that Iran truly is a global and regional challenge and not just a threat to the State of Israel.”
“We must deal with Iranian aggression and support for proxies and ensure that their ‘so-called’ security budget isn’t increased and money isn’t poured into terrorism,” he warned.
It should be noted that Israel provides arms, including drone technology with ‘precision’ munitions, to Azerbaijan, who turned around and used them on Armenia, destabilizing peace in the region.